Teatro delle relazioni
Master Curatorial Practice IED Firenze
December 2024
The publication Teatro delle relazioni (Theatre of Relations) was realised on the occasion of the exhibition project of the same name organised by IED Firenze and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. The exhibition and performance program explore the concept of community in its various meanings: community as a space of belonging that shapes our way of living and being together, but also as a practice of artistic creation that redefines new models of production and sharing. The project was curated by the 2023-24 class of the Master in Curatorial Practice at IED Firenze under the guidance of Daria Filardo (IED) and Martino Margheri (Palazzo Strozzi). It is the fourth volume published as part of Kunstverein Publishing series Extra: publishing projects developed in collaboration with students and educational institutions.
The exhibition Teatro delle relazioni (Theatre of Relations) explores and embraces the possibilities of community as a form of living and a living form. Here, communities are understood not as static entities but as a sum of dynamic relations shaped by those within them. The exhibition resists fixed forms and accepts multiple interpretations of community; they can be chosen, temporary, solid, fragile, in flux, multifaceted, a refuge, a constellation. Conceived as an open-ended process, Teatro delle relazioni, is a stage upon which visual, temporary, and dialogic encounters play out addressing the nature, meaning and importance of communities.
With a plurality of voices we oppose a singular authorial voice. We facilitated a dialogic approach with the artists to share in their words how the work resonates with their personal understanding of community. This publication is testament to shared authorship, collective participation, and collaboration that reflects the power of dialogue in fostering creativity and unity."
The project includes work by Agnese Banti, Aleksander Đuravčević, Sara Leghissa, Franco Menicagli, Scuola di Santa Rosa (Francesco Lauretta and Luigi Presicce), and Wurmkos, ranging from drawing, sculpture, performance, sound and participatory practices.(Excerpt from the curatorial text)
The project is co-produced by IED Firenze and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, marking the fourth year of collaboration between the two institutions. Coordinated by Daria Filardo (IED Firenze) and Martino Margheri (Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi), with curatorial contributions from the 2023/24 class of the Master in Curatorial Practice: Lidia Barca, Sofia Blanco Arreguin, Elisa Casari, Anthony DeMasi, Yu Dong, Juliet Agnes Gibbs, Emma Joanne Hughes, Natálie Koudelková, Alice Palmerini, Sara Piccioli, Livia Polacco, Erika Radonic, Savina Ražnatović, Silvia Russo, Lucía Sánchez Flores, Amanda Joy Smith, Szonja Hanna Szurop.
Publication in english (with translations in Italian)
176 pages, 17x24cm, edition of 350
Curated by Daria Filardo and Martino Margheri
Institutional introductions by Benedetta Lenzi (director IED Firenze), Arturo Galansino (Director General Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi);
The Curatorial Practice, Daria Filardo and Martino Margheri;
Curatorial text Teatro delle relazioni, Luli Gibbs, Emma Joanne Hughes, Livia Polacco, Erica Radonić, Szonja Hanna Szurop;
Act I Ricorda: Lidia Barca, Emma Joanne Hughes, Natálie Koudelková, Sara Piccioli, Erika Radonić, Savina Ražnatović;
Act II Immagina: Elisa Casari, Yu Dong, Lucía Sánchez Flores, Amanda Joy Smith, Szonja Hanna Szurop;
Act III Non Dormire: Sofía Blanco Arreguin, Anthony DeMasi, Luli Gibbs, Alice Palmerini, Livia Polacco, Silvia Russo.
translations, editing and proofreading: Lucía Sánchez Flores, Lidia Barca, Sara Piccioli, Anthony DeMasi, Silvia Russo, Natálie Koudelková, Sara Fontanini, Luli Gibbs
graphic design by Antonio Locicero design
printed by Polistampa Firenze
paper Fedrigoni Arena Extra White 300gr (cover), Fedrigoni Sirio Turchese 140gr, Fedrigoni Arena Rough Whith 120gr, Fedrigoni Arena smooth Natural 90gr
distributed by LibroCo (Italia) and Les presses du reel (international)
Kunstverein Publishing Milano | Extra
ISBN 978-88-32125-15-3
Cover image: Wurmkos, workshop, 2024 Farmacia Wurmkos, Sesto San Giovanni (MI) – Foto Cesare Lopopolo, courtesy Fondazione Wurmkos Milano
inside cover Wurmkos, Untitled, 2024 (workshop on the occasion of Teatro delle relazioni), collage, 120x800cm (detail)
